Hello Everyone!

We've got a couple great films heading to THE NEON this week.  Jeff Nichols' THE BIKERIDERS (shot in southwest Ohio) opens tonight, and tomorrow we open THELMA (one of my personal favorites in a long time) - starring the incredible June Squibb.

If you still need to see BABES & HIT MAN, they are only here until tomorrow (Thu, June 20).

Tickets are now on sale for the new film from Yorgos Lanthimos - KINDS OF KINDNESS!  On the heels of his Oscar winner POOR THINGS, this new work is actually three short films - with the same actors in each film playing different characters.  It evokes some of Lanthimos's earlier work like THE LOBSTER and DOGTOOTH...and it's quite a ride with an exceptional cast.  It opens July 3 for us!

"Open Caption Mondays" are back!  On Monday, June 24, all screenings of THE BIKERIDERS and THELMA will be presented with Open Captions (aka - captions presented on the screen). 

Synopsis for THE BIKERIDERS: SHOT IN OHIO and directed by Jeff Nichols (responsible for NEON hits like MUD, LOVING and TAKE SHELTER), this film has an incredible cast - including Austin Butler, Jodie Comer and Tom Hardy!  "Kathy, a strong-willed member of the Vandals who's married to a wild, reckless bikerider named Benny, recounts the Vandals' evolution over the course of a decade, beginning as a local club of outsiders united by good times, rumbling bikes and respect for their strong, steady leader Johnny. As life in the Vandals gets more dangerous, and the club threatens to become a more sinister gang, Kathy, Benny and Johnny are forced to make choices about their loyalty to the club and to each other." (Focus Features)

Synopsis for THELMA: "The feature directorial debut of Josh Margolin, THELMA is a poignant action-comedy that gives veteran Oscar® nominee June Squibb (NEBRASKA) her first leading role at age 93 and features the final performance of trailblazing actor Richard Roundtree (SHAFT). Squibb, who did most of her own stunts in the film, plays Thelma Post, a feisty grandmother who gets conned by a phone scammer pretending to be her grandson and sets out on a treacherous quest across Los Angeles, accompanied by an aging friend and his motorized scooter, to reclaim what was taken from her. Parker Posey, Fred Hechinger, Clark Gregg, Nicole Byer, and Malcolm McDowell also star." (Magnolia Pictures)

MISS JUNETEENTH

TONIGHT! To honor Juneteenth this year, we are offering a FREE screening of the little gem MISS JUNETEENTH. This wonderful Sundance hit got rather lost during the time when cinemas were just re-opening during the pandemic, and we want to celebrate it on the big screen again.  Our screening will take place today - Wednesday, June 19 at 7:45...but we'll start giving out free tickets (one per person) at 3:00 this afternoon. Synopsis: "former beauty queen and single mother prepares her rebellious teenage daughter for the Miss Juneteenth pageant."

Please help us spread the word!

Wed, June 19 | 7:45

THE 24th ANNUAL DAYTON JEWISH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

"The Dayton Jewish International Film Festival offers outstanding world cinema that promotes awareness, appreciation and pride to the diversity of the Jewish people and to the community at large. Our goal is to educate and entertain through evocative, narrative and documentary films that portray the Jewish experience from historic to current global perspectives." (from official site) Click the link to see all of this year's selections. All tickets/passes must be purchased through the festival's official site.

This year's festival has already reached the half way point.  Tickets are still available for all screenings.

FAMILY SUMMER FILM FEST

Saturday, June 22 at 11:00am will be the third in our FAMILY SUMMER FILM FEST series! Each week, doors open at 10:30am, and tickets will be given on a first-come,  first-serve basis.  Events will start with Read-Along videos and continue  with programming from the PBS Kids library.  Children will leave each screening with  a free book and other materials to promote continued learning over the summer. Special thanks to this year's sponsors - Dyer, Garofalo, Mann & Schultz and FLOC (For Love Of Children). 
This Saturday is PUPPY PALOOZA - featuring episodes of CURIOUS GEORGE (with puppies in every episode) as well as puppies from Montgomery County Animal Resource Center on our patio following the screening! 

SENIOR MOVIE DAY: THELMA

If you're a senior and you'd like to see THELMA for Free (along with complimentary popcorn and soda), Oak Street Health and Cigna are sponsoring a special "Senior Movie Day" on Tuesday, June 25 at 3:00.  Spots are limited, and you must call (937)405-619 to make a reservation.

Tue, June 25 | 3:00

ELVIS DAY

A supporter of THE NEON and big Elvis fan is bringing 2 classic Elvis films to town...and admission is just a donation (as big or small as you can afford) to Brigid's Path.  On Tuesday, July 9 at 5:15, we'll screen the concert documentary ELVIS - THAT'S THE WAY IT IS!  And at  7:20, we'll screen the comedic musical VIVA LAS VEGAS! All donations for these screenings go to Brigid's Path - a newborn recovery center in Dayton that specializes in the care of babies born substance-exposed, and also offers support services for their families. Tickets available on a first-come, first-served basis - starting 45 minutes before each screening.

Tue, July 9 | 5:15 & 7:20

WHO'S BAD IN ANJAHLAI'S LIFE - 3 Episodes

Anjahlai Harrison is bringing the community a preview of the first three episodes of her locally produced reality show WHO'S BAD IN ANJAHLAI'S LIFE. "As the 11 cast members compete against each other in a series of challenges and performances, tensions run high and emotions flare. With each episode we discover who will falter under pressure. Cast members will have every opportunity to emerge impressive but they’ll have to influence a cocky panel of judges and push themselves to their limits and showcase their talent in order to be crowned season 1 champion." Special, one-time screening. Tickets are $20 each.

Sun, July 14 | 7:30

Cult Movie Night: FRANKENHOOKER

Victor Bonacore's "Cult Movie Night" returns in July with one of the most notoriously hilarious 90's films that Bill Murray once said "If you see one movie this year it should be FRANKENHOOKER." After making horror history with BASKET CASE and BRAIN DAMAGE, the incomparable Frank Henenlotter unleashed FRANKENHOOKER—the greatest transmutation of Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN that you’ll ever see...Feeling like a twisted mash-up between John Waters’s SERIAL MOM and Stuart Gordon’s RE-ANIMATOR.
Many critics compared last year's POOR THINGS to FRANKENHOOKER.  If you don't have a date, she'll will be yours!"
Cult Movie Night is complete with a vintage trailer reel and a sneak peak at the next Cult Movie Night. Tickets $13.

Thu, July 18 | 7:30

Art House Theater Day: JULIA'S STEPPING STONE + GROWING UP FEMALE

Join us on "Art House Theater Day" for a special screening honoring & remembering our old friend and filmmaking legend Julia Reichert. "Julia grew up a working-class girl in the 1960s, before the Women’s Liberation movement. She went on to become a pioneering Oscar & Emmy winning documentary filmmaker. Julia passed away in December 2022, but before her death, she recorded the story of how she became a filmmaker. Her partner in film and love, Steven Bognar, spent 2023 crafting Julia’s story into a film, which premiered in April at the Full Frame Film Festival - JULIA'S STEPPING STONES.  This short is paired with GROWING UP FEMALE - the very first film of the modern women's movement. Produced in 1971, it caused controversy and exhilaration."  We were honored to have hosted Julia's 50 YEARS IN FILM retrospective in 2021 & 2022 - with Julia attending several of the screenings.  We're delighted to know that what she presented in the Fall of 2021 has been captured and turned into a film. Tickets to this event are $12.50 each - available now!

Thu, July 25 | 7:30

We truly appreciate all of your support!
Hope to see you soon,
Jonathan

BABES (R) 1 Hr 44 Min
Wednesday (June 19): 3:00
Thursday (June 20): 2:45

HIT MAN (R) 1 Hr 55 Min
Wednesday (June 19): 2:30, 5:00
Thursday (June 20): 5:00

THE BIKERIDES (R) 1 Hr 56
Wed & Thu (June 19 & 20): 7:30
Fri & Sat (June 21 & 22): 12:00, 2:30, 5:00, 7:30
Sun (June 23): 12:15, 5:00, 7:30
Mon-Thur (June 24-27): 2:30, 5:00, 7:30

MISS JUNETEENTH (NR) 1 Hr 35 Min
Wed (June 19): 7:45

THELMA (PG-13) 1 Hr 37 Min
Thu (June 20): 3:00, 5:10
Fri & Sat (June 21 & 22): 12:50, 3:00, 5:10, 7:20
Sun (June 23): 12:50, 3:00, 5:10
Monday (June 24): 3:00, 5:10, 7:20
Tuesday (June 25): 3:00, 5:10
Wednesday (June 26): 3:00, 5:10, 7:20
Thursday (June 27): 3:00, 5:10

DAYTON JEWISH FILM FEST
NATHAN-ISM (NR) 1 Hr 19 Min – Thur, June 20: 7:15
AN AMERICAN TAIL (G) 1 Hr 25 Min – Sun, June 23: 3:00
KIDNAPPED (NR) 2 Hrs 14 Min – Sun, June 23: 7:15
LESS THAN KOSHER (NR) 1 Hr 7 Min – Tue, June 25: 7:15
STELLA: A LIFE (NR) 2 Hrs 1 Min – Thur, June 27: 7:15

FAMILY SUMMER FILM FEST
PUPPY PALOOZA DAY
Sat (June 22) - 11:00am